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Letters Received by the Adjutant General, 1822-1860

Letters from officers and enlisted men of the Army, the Secretary of War, the president, officials of other government departments, members of Congress, governors, private persons, and business firms. They relate to appointment, recruitment, transfer, pay, promotion, leave, discharge, and other personnel actions affecting officers and enlisted men of the Army; orders of the War Department; military expeditions and campaigns; military installations and organizations; and Indian affairs.